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Katie Kerr
PHL 304
June 22, 2006
Against Utilitarianism & Kantianism:
Individualistic:
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ignore the social structure of human life
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individuals have no society, culture, or tradition
Universal:
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seek to develop a single moral standard for all societies
Emphasis on norms (Kantianism)
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pay no attention to virtues
Virtue approach urges us to pay attention to the contours of our communities and
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Unformatted text preview: the habits of character they encourage and instill:-a person’s character traits are not developed in isolation, but within and by the communities to which he or she belongs-people are affected by the values their communities prize What are the virtues?...
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